CASE 17: ELIMINATING MEASLES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
1.In 2003, 610,000 children died from measles. Why? If a good vaccine exists, what are the factors that limit immunization in many countries in Africa and South Asia?
2. What measles immunization priorities should be considered in conflict and humanitarian emergency situations? What different priorities might be pursued in the emergency, recovery, and development stages?
3. Why does Nigeria have such high rates of measles mortality? Consider five to eight reasons.
4. What were the starting conditions in the seven countries that facilitated the success observed? Are these same conditions present throughout the sub-Saharan African region? the polio eradication campaign stimulate
5. How did the progress on control of measles? Is measles a good candidate for eradication? Why or why not?